bookings Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/bookings/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:37:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg bookings Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/bookings/ 32 32 How Airlines Fumbled the Story and Lost https://speakipedia.com/how-airlines-fumbled-the-story-and-lost/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:37:43 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?p=616862 Are airlines greedy?  Effective and authentic business storytelling would have led us to form a better impression.  Remember when we used to get two checked bags with every airline ticket?  And then those greedy bastards started tacking on additional fees!  … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #32: Lois Creamer https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-32-lois-creamer/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 04:06:24 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616723 Dave Bricker: Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies and amazing stories from visionary speakers … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #14:Andrea Gold https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-14andrea-gold/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:44:26 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615044 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business?  This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #7: Kelly Swanson https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-7-kelly-swanson/ Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:35 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8648 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakers Bureaus https://speakipedia.com/speakers-bureaus/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:49:54 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=5502 What about Speakers Bureaus? Can we rely on them to find us paying engagements? I do know a speaker who works exclusively with bureaus. They find him high-paying gigs, take their cut, and he’s happy not to have to spend … More ☛

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]]> After the Performance: The Meeting Debrief https://speakipedia.com/after-the-performance-the-meeting-debrief/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:42:20 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=5410 The number one way to get more bookings is to turn each performance into more performances. The post-performance debrief is a useful strategy for accomplishing this. When you schedule your performance, also schedule a meeting or call during the following … More ☛

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]]> If You Want to Speak More, Speak More! https://speakipedia.com/if-you-want-to-speak-more-speak-more/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:23:27 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4788 How do you get more bookings? Here’s an answer from NSA Hall of Fame Speaker, Bruce Turkel: If you want to speak more, speak more! So what does that mean? It means that email, social media, and the like are … More ☛

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]]> Collaboration vs. Competition https://speakipedia.com/collaboration-vs-competition/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:14:31 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4718 In many businesses, the competition is cutthroat. That’s much less so in the speaking business. Whatever your speaking topic may be, chances are good that you won’t be the only person in your lane. I speak about business storytelling and … More ☛

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]]> Get Over Your Fear of Selling https://speakipedia.com/get-over-your-fear-of-selling/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:02:46 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3461 We’re all fed up with being sold to by irritating “click my BUY button” marketers, and this leads many of us to associate sales with sleaze. But if we want to get hired, we have to sell our services. Don’t … More ☛

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]]> Hobbyist or Professional? Be the Best in the World. https://speakipedia.com/hobbyist-or-professional/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:00:30 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1719 Hobbyist or professional? True professionals dedicate their lives to being the best in the world at whatever they do—not some day, but today—every day. Not try, do. I have played guitar almost every day for almost forty years. I play … More ☛

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